1-[(2-amino-4-substituted amino-1, 3, 5-triazinyl-6-yl)methyl], 1, 1-dialkyl hydrazinium salts



United States Patent .Ofitice 3,002,819 Patented Nov. 6, 1962 3,062,819 1-[(2-AMINO-4-SUBSTITUTED AMINO 1,3,5 TRIA- ZINYL-6-YL)METHYL], 1,1-DIALKYL HYDRAZI- NIUM SALTS Seymour L. Shapiro, Hastings-on-Hudson, and Louis Freedman, Bronxville, N.Y., assignors to US. Vitamin & Pharmaceutical Corporation, New York, N.Y.,

a corporation of Delaware No Drawing. Filed Mar. 10, 1961, Ser. No. 94,706 6 Claims. (Cl. 260--249.9)

This invention is concerned with novel 1-[(2-amino-4- substituted amino 1,3,5-triazinyl-6-yl)methyl]1,1-dialkyl hydrazinium salts of the structural formula:

wherein R is lower alkyl, aralkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, such substituents including lower alkyl, lower alkoxy and halogen, R is hydrogen or lower alkyl and R plus R with the attached nitrogen are piperidino, pyrrolidino, indolino, tetrahydroquinolino, and tetrahydroisoquinolino; R and R alike and different are hydrogen and/or lower alkyl. R and R are lower alkyl groups, and also R plus R with its attached nitrogen is a rnorpholino group; X is a non-toxic anion derived from inorganic acids such as halide, sulfate and the like, or an organic acid, such as acetic acid, malic acid or theophylline.

The preferred embodiment of this invention is described by the formula:

a Ht R1 N N NiN L-NHl The compounds are conveniently prepared by reaction of the halomethylguanamine with the 'unsymrnetrically disubstituted hydrazine as for example 1,1-dimethylhydrazine. Upon reaction over a suitable period, generally 2 to 4 hours in an inert organic solvent such as acetonitrile at ambient temperature, the formed hydrazinium salt precipitates from solution and can be separated by filtration.

Typical halomethyl compounds which are employed as intermediates in the reaction are described in Table I and their method of preparation has been detailed by Shapiro et al., J. Org. Chem., 26 68 (196l).

TABLE I Chloromerhylguanammes CHzCl N N R3 R1 JL L R, R4

1 R1 M.P.

176-179 125-126 118-120 118-119 103-105 160-162 145-147 115-117 162-163 185-187 129-134 185-187 3,4-(110113 5H3 a. H a a 218 CeHACHaGHZ 300 -CuH4CHgCHgCHz 135-147 OH2CgH CH 2CHz- 178-180 OH3 C 3.. -67 C5H5- 1 r 2,6-(11OH3C5H3 H 1 1 140-141 -CsH C|H2CH2 .s -136 R3 and R4 equal hydrogen, except for last four compounds where R3 and R4 equal methyl. Melting points are uncorrected. caHs equals allyl. With attached nitrogen is derived from indoline. 0 With attached nitrogen is derived from tetrahydroquinoline. 1 With attached nitro gen is derived from tetrahydroisoquinoline.

The products of this invention are conveniently solubilized by employment of one equivalent of 0.1 N hydrochloric acid and upon evaluation of their pharmacological properties, are particularly effective as muscle relaxants and as anticholinergic agents.

While the anion X is ordinarily retained as chloride, by employment of reactant halomethylguanamines wherein the halogen. is bromide or iodide, the corresponding products wherein X is bromide or iodide are conveniently accessible.

In addition, these hydrazinium halides can be converted to the corresponding theophyllinate upon metathesis with silver theophyllinate.

As representative of the manner in which the invention may be practiced, the following general example is presented which, however, is not to be considered as limiting.

EXAMPLE 1 PROCEDURE FOR l-[(2-AMINO-4-SUBSTITUTED AMINO- l,3 5 TRIAZINYL 6 YL)METHYL],1,1 DIMETHYL- HYDRAZINIU'M CHLORIDES A solution of 0.01 mole of the chloromethylguanamine of Table I in 40 ml. of hot acetonitrile was treated with 0.6 g. (0.01 mole) of dimethylhydrazine in 3 ml. of acetonitrile. After 2-3 hours, the White precipitate of formed product was separated and recrystallized to give the products described in Table II.

Analyses, percent Per- R R M.P. O centid R.S. Formula Carbon Hydrogen Nitrogen yie Cale. Found Cale. Found Cale. Found p-GlCH H p-OHaOCfiIr- H 229-230 33 Melting points are not corrected and were established on n a. FisherJohns melting point block. *Yields are re ported as recrystallized product, which was obtained in CH -70? of thz crude1 prtfilluctsn 112.8. is 1recrystallizi +1 3 ing so vent: equa s e ano hexane; cone 5 isopropy alcohol-hexane; C equals methanol-ether; D equals ethanol. CH2 \I 01 In a similar manner the unsymmetrically di-substituted hydrazine may be varied as 1,1-diethylhydrazine, 1,1-di-n- 30 H I N )Nrn propylhydrazine, N-amino-morpholine, and reacted with the appropriate halomethylguanamine to give similar products. Additionally, others of the halomethylguanamines listed in Table I afford the dimethylhydrazinium 4 chloride on treatment with dimethylhydrazine.

It is understood that it is intended to cover all changes and modifications of the examples of the invention herein CHr-N-NH: Clchosen for the purpose of illustration which do not constitute departures from the spirit and scope of the in- N vention.

We claim: 1. The compound i-Cslln N- k )Nrh wherein R is selected from the group consisting of lower N alkyl, phenyl-lower alkyl, phenyl and mono-substituted phenyl, said substituents on the phenyl being selected 6 from the group consisting of methyl, methoxy and chloro and R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl, and wherein R plus R with the attached nitrogen is selected from the group consisting of piperidino, indolino, tetrahydroquinolino, and tetrahydroiso- CHTNTNH 01' quinolino. V H3 CHg-N-NH: Cl-

dHt 5 References Cited in the file of this patent H\ I N UNITED STATES PATENTS iN L 2,719,156 deBenneville et al Sept. 27, 1955 2,848,452 Schuller Aug. 19, 1958 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent Noo 3,062,819 November 6, 1962 Seymour LI, Shapiro et ale It is hereby certified that error appears in the above numbered patent requiring correction and that the said Letters Patent should read as corrected below Column l lines 18 to 25 the upper portion of the formula should appear as shown below instead of as in the patent:

lines 45 to 52, the upper portion of the formula should appear as shown below instead of as in the patent:

column 2, line 2 for "26" read 2Q line 57 for 1,,3 5

read l 3,5 column 4 lines 36 to 43 the upper portion of the formula should appear as shown below instead of as in the patent:

(Ri id-M1 Cl CH same column 4 lines 57 to 63 for that portion of the formula reading CH; 3 t

N N N Signed and sealed this 28th day of May 1963a (SEAL) test: DAVID LO LADD ERNEST W9 SWIDER Commissioner of Attesting Officer Patents 

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